We get a lot of letters here at
Whosoever. In 1998 I began the practice of putting together some letters I've
received and including them in each issue that is posted. However, I've heard
from people who want to read some of the letters the magazine receives but apparently
missed seeing them within the issues. I can understand. Sometimes our issues
become so lengthy [praise God!] that a section of letters can get easily overlooked.
So, I've put together this handy page to help you find our letters to the editor
so you can read what others are saying about our magazine.

We recently conducted a poll on
the issue of what could be termed "hate mail" that the magazine receives. I've
been hesitant to run this sort of mail since my entire goal with Whosoever was
to create a "safe space" where GLBT Christians can worship without being bashed.
So, I let you, the readers, vote on how we should handle such mail. Thanks to
everyone who voted. Here are the results:

Do You Want To See More
Hate Mail? [187 votes total]

Yes, all opinions are welcome
(36) -- 19%

Yes, with appropriate responses
from staff (97) -- 52%

No, this magazine is for our
voices only (24) -- 13%

No, I would feel bashed by
it (30)-- 16%

This is really the result I expected
and I have made it a policy to not publish any "hate mail" without an appropriate
response from myself or someone else on staff. I think this is a wise move and
gives you, the reader, an example of how to handle some of the more common objections
we get when we reveal that we are both GLBT and Christian. Teaching you how
to stand your ground in spiritual matters is one of our goals, and if answering
such mail helps you, we're glad to do it.

A caveat before you read on into the letters ... I did not
answer some hate mail in the very early letters posted here. Be warned that
some of these pages may contain a few vitriolic remarks, but their numbers are
few. A majority of the "hateful" letters you find here have responses from myself
and hopefully you will find them helpful in your own spiritual journey.